Mind is Body, Body is Mind

Hi, my name is Ali Rose and as a Somatic therapist my work can combine dialogue, clothed bodywork and movement to support you physically, emotionally and mentally. I work from The Soma Rooms in Chepstow and The Practice Rooms in Clifton, Bristol.

SOMA describes ‘the body experienced from within’, and somatic approaches connect us to our inner experience, reminding us body is not something we have but where we experience ourselves. Somatic’s is a professional field, rooted in science but with a holistic approach to body-mind wellbeing, it recognises our bodily self as our thinking feeling self and vice versa.
Recognising mind and body as inseparable, Somatic Therapy gives space for what the body holds and can be an effective therapeutic approach for many people, bringing new insights to old problems and life experiences. We often speak of having a body as if it were separate, but the body is where you experience your thinking-feeling self, though stressful and sedentary lifestyle can silence the body until ‘symptoms’ can no longer be ignored. 

Somatic therapy views symptoms not as random intrusion into your life but as the language of your body, it’s non-verbal communication calling for attention. My role as a somatic therapist is to encourage a curiosity to ‘be with’ these body-mind signals so that understanding and insight brings integration which in turn leads to a change.

Whilst a somatic approach to therapy anchors itself in the body’s experience, dialogue plays an important role in all sessions, acting as a bridge between the familiar (mind) and the unfamiliar(body) whilst also building connection between us as therapist and client.  Movement and clothed touch can also play an invaluable role in re-establishing body-mind connection and this is agreed between us as the session unfolds collaboratively. We are bringing the separated parts of ourselves together, returning to wholeness; an undertaking that benefits from the compassionate companionship of therapeutic relationship, an attitude of curiosity and invariably some humour! 

Our work together can be short, medium or long term, but in the first instance I recommend an Introductory session and then should you wish to continue, a minimum of 3 or 6 sessions to see how our work together might support you. Please do get in touch if you’d like to discuss how somatic therapy might support you.

I am Registered as a Somatic Movement Therapist with ISMETA (find my listing HERE) and hold a Diploma as as Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapist with IBMT (see my listing HERE) and undertake regular supervision.

Please email me if you would like to arrange a free 15 minute phone call to answer any questions you may have about this body based approach to therapy. My charges in Chepstow are £55.00 for an Introductory session and £150.00/£300 for a series of 3/6 sessions to be taken within 3 months. In Bristol an Introductory session is £60 and 3/6 sessions (£170/340).Whilst I can offer some flexibility and discretion, cancellations with less than 48-hours-notice will require payment of the full fee.

As a Registered Professional Member of the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association, I meet the high Standards of Practice and uphold the Code of Ethics and receive regular supervision.  For more information visit www.ISMETA.org find out more about my background and training: About Ali Rose